We need to talk about Ofsted: Norman Rimmell.
Tears came to my eyes as I listened to Julia Waters describe the harrowing circumstances surrounding her sister Ruth Perry’s suicide following the coroner’s conclusion that it was caused by Read More …
Educational Priorities for a Progressive Government: Ian Davies on Re-energising political education.
Re-energise political education in schools and other settings Schools – and wider society – always transmit political messages. We do not have a choice about whether or not to educate Read More …
Educational Priorities for a Progressive Government – Dr Brian Lighthill on Student voice.
Engage student voice in shaping the nature of the pastoral care offered in schools Starting the school day: It is good to have a vibrant exemplar… The Read More …
Rethinking Education: What we do and Why we do it.
Rethinking Education: What we do and why we do it At Rethinking Education, we are passionate about improving educational outcomes for children and young people. We work in two ways: 1. Read More …
Difficult Draft Government guidance on Gender Questioning Children needs a response-Dr Lisa Vickerage-Goddard
On the 19th of December 2023, the Department for Education (DfE) published for consultation draft guidance for schools regarding Gender Questioning Children. The document is clear that schools and Read More …
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition: Who are we and what do we do?
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition are a collaborative alliance of nearly 300 members dedicated to advocating for and influencing policy in relation to the mental health Read More …
Managing the education ‘market place’: Collaboration, conscience and context: Mel Ainscow and Paul Armstrong.
The next Government will inherit an education system in England that places an emphasis on school autonomy, competition and choice. Predictably this has led to an increase in the Read More …
EMPOWERING young minds: Dr Brian Lighthill
EMPOWERING young minds. So…let’s go back to basics. A question: “In 2023, what are schools for?” There is an argument that the internet has all the information that Read More …
Party time: Max Fishel
All-Party Parliamentary Group, to be exact. Otherwise known as APPGs, there are literally hundreds of them (see fascinating list here). They are non-partisan self-selecting interest groups and have Read More …
First 100 days: Learning Future report: Professor Stephen Heppell.
Preamble In 1997 the Stevenson Report was a key policy blueprint for an incoming Blair government. It comprised a detail set of policies which were, largely, immediately acted on by Read More …